19th Century Cast Iron Monopodia Conservatory Tiered Shelves, One of a Set of 3

Each crossbanded in rosewood, with four graduating shelves, with turned tapering reeded supports, brass caps and casters. The pair of bookcases have recessed reeded columns in the Pompeian manner and are framed by ‘ribboned’ rosewood. In 1801, Gillows of London and Lancaster supplied a closely related pair of bookcases to Luke Dillon, 2nd Lord Clonbrock to furnish his new library at his ancestral home, Clonbrock in Co. Galway. They were sold by Mr. and Mrs Luke Dillon-Mahon, Clonbrock, Christie’s house sale, 1st November 1976, Lot 12. The fashionable ‘moving bookcase’ of this type featured in Thomas Sheraton’s Appendix to the Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Drawing Book, 1802 (pl.23). Provenance: Most likely supplied to Robert Ferguson...

Of great scale, with turned supports and central hanging brass rail, on casters.

The cornice with stepped and moulded form, with dentil moulding and egg and dart carving, over large glazed cabinet doors retaining much of the original lightly undulating late 18th ...

A mid-18th century Chippendale period bookcase with broken pediment, decorated with dentil foliate and shell motif.  

19th Century Wall-Hanging Shelves with Turned Supports A finely crafted set of 19th-century wall-hanging shelves in rich, dark-stained wood. This elegant open etagere features four ...

An English circa 1850 "country house" solid oak etagere with exquisite patina, the rectangular three tier form having turned finial-topped baluster-form stiles at corners ending in o...

19th century mahogany shelf from England. There are finials on the top of the shelf, over three shelves, all separated by hand turned shelf supports. Th...

Antique 19th Century Bistro Shelf in elm some stains on the shelves (see photos)